Students will determine the author's purpose and cite specific evidence from the text used to develop this purpose.
RL.10.1, RL.10.2
Bell Work: Unscrambling to Imitate
The unscrambling of sentence parts helps you to see how those parts are connected within the model sentence. As a result, you will glimpse the mind of an author composing a sentence so you can go through a similar process when you compose sentences.
Directions: On a sheet of paper, unscramble the sentence parts to imitate the model. Then write your own imitation of the model.
1. MODEL: Dumpster diving is outdoor work, often surprisingly pleasant.
Lars Eighner, "On Dumpster Diving"
a. sometimes quite costly
b. is a recreational activity
c. mall strolling
2. MODEL: Near the cab, idling in front of the mortuary, was a huge Oldsmobile.
Stephen King, Hearts in Atlantis
a. was a skittering gecko
b. behind the pool
c. zigzagging in back of the cabana
Mini-Lesson: Diction
"His huge buzzard wings, dirty and half-plucked were forever entangled in the mud."
Diction = Word Choice
Denotation- literal meaning
Connotation- feelings, images, and meanings associated with a word
Why did Marquez choose to use the words "buzzard wings" in his description of the angel?
Working with a Text
Model a "And So" chart.
Question: What point about society or the world is Marquez making in his story, "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings"?
It Says: Find 2 pieces of evidence from the text. Quote!
I Say: What makes each of these pieces of text evidence stand out? What makes them important?
And So: Answer the question! What is Marquez's "so what"?
Today's Learning Objective
Students will determine the author's purpose and cite specific evidence from the text used to develop this purpose.RL.10.1, RL.10.2
Bell Work: Unscrambling to Imitate
The unscrambling of sentence parts helps you to see how those parts are connected within the model sentence. As a result, you will glimpse the mind of an author composing a sentence so you can go through a similar process when you compose sentences.Directions: On a sheet of paper, unscramble the sentence parts to imitate the model. Then write your own imitation of the model.
1. MODEL: Dumpster diving is outdoor work, often surprisingly pleasant.
Lars Eighner, "On Dumpster Diving"
a. sometimes quite costly
b. is a recreational activity
c. mall strolling
2. MODEL: Near the cab, idling in front of the mortuary, was a huge Oldsmobile.
Stephen King, Hearts in Atlantis
a. was a skittering gecko
b. behind the pool
c. zigzagging in back of the cabana
Mini-Lesson: Diction
"His huge buzzard wings, dirty and half-plucked were forever entangled in the mud."
Diction = Word Choice
Denotation- literal meaning
Connotation- feelings, images, and meanings associated with a word
Why did Marquez choose to use the words "buzzard wings" in his description of the angel?
Working with a Text
Model a "And So" chart.Question: What point about society or the world is Marquez making in his story, "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings"?
It Says: Find 2 pieces of evidence from the text. Quote!
I Say: What makes each of these pieces of text evidence stand out? What makes them important?
And So: Answer the question! What is Marquez's "so what"?